of Maryland

About Schedules

The weekly schedule is issued anew each Thursday and includes the dates, times,
locations, and topics for meetings being held by committees of the General Assembly
and other state government groups. Addenda to the weekly schedule are published
as necessary.

Meetings are generally held in late morning or early afternoon.

During the legislative session standing committee meetings include:

Public hearings on all assigned legislation. Withdrawn legislation does not always receive a hearing.

Briefings on subject matters as determined by the chair from agencies and selected organizations.

Receiving testimony from sponsors and other parties supporting or opposing legislation

Hearing agency representatives discuss the budgets of specific units of State government
(Budget Committees only)

Receiving proposed amendments

Voting to approve or reject legislation

Between sessions, scheduled meetings continue the work of General Assembly committees
and its task forces, commissions, and special issue workgroups.

Certain committees
webcast their meetings live and recordings can be listened to or viewed on demand
after the meeting has concluded. Prior schedules and addenda are available online
and in printed format.